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Domestic Box Office Performance for Comedy Movies in 2003

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		MPAA
Rating		2003 GrossTickets Sold
1 Bruce Almighty May 23, 2003 Universal PG-13 $242,704,995 40,249,585
2 Elf Nov 7, 2003 New Line PG $167,600,000 27,794,362
3 Anger Management Apr 11, 2003 Sony Pictures PG-13 $135,560,942 22,481,085
4 Bringing Down the House Mar 7, 2003 Walt Disney PG-13 $132,675,402 22,002,554
5 Freaky Friday Aug 6, 2003 Walt Disney PG $110,122,747 18,262,479
6 Scary Movie 3 Oct 24, 2003 Miramax/Dimension PG-13 $109,405,399 18,143,516
7 American Wedding Aug 1, 2003 Universal R $104,354,205 17,305,838
8 Daddy Day Care May 9, 2003 Sony Pictures PG $104,148,781 17,271,771
9 Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the H… Nov 21, 2003 Universal PG $98,395,200 16,317,612
10 Legally Blonde 2: Red, Whit… Jul 2, 2003 MGM PG-13 $90,168,825 14,953,371
11 School of Rock Oct 3, 2003 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $79,967,424 13,261,596
12 Old School Feb 21, 2003 Dreamworks SKG R $75,155,000 12,463,516
13 Kangaroo Jack Jan 17, 2003 Warner Bros. PG $66,723,216 11,065,210
14 Cheaper by the Dozen Dec 25, 2003 20th Century Fox PG $55,800,000 9,253,731
15 Under the Tuscan Sun Sep 26, 2003 Walt Disney PG-13 $43,211,381 7,166,067
16 Head of State Mar 28, 2003 Dreamworks SKG PG-13 $37,788,228 6,266,704
17 Uptown Girls Aug 15, 2003 MGM PG-13 $37,095,657 6,151,850
18 Matchstick Men Sep 12, 2003 Warner Bros. PG-13 $36,873,198 6,114,958
19 What a Girl Wants Apr 4, 2003 Warner Bros. PG $35,990,505 5,968,575
20 Malibu’s Most Wanted Apr 18, 2003 Warner Bros. PG-13 $34,308,901 5,689,702
21 Bend it Like Beckham Mar 12, 2003 Fox Searchlight PG-13 $32,543,449 5,396,924
22 The Fighting Temptations Sep 19, 2003 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $30,238,577 5,014,689
23 Stuck On You Dec 12, 2003 20th Century Fox PG-13 $26,800,000 4,444,444
24 Dumb and Dumberer: When Har… Jun 13, 2003 New Line PG-13 $26,214,846 4,347,404
25 Dickie Roberts: Former Chil… Sep 5, 2003 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $22,734,486 3,770,230
26 The In-Laws May 23, 2003 Warner Bros. PG-13 $20,440,627 3,389,822
27 Adaptation Dec 6, 2002 Sony Pictures R $18,423,536 3,055,313
28 A Mighty Wind Apr 16, 2003 Warner Bros. PG-13 $17,583,468 2,915,998
29 Drumline Dec 13, 2002 20th Century Fox PG-13 $17,284,162 2,866,362
30 View from the Top Mar 21, 2003 Miramax PG-13 $15,614,000 2,589,386
31 The Hot Chick Dec 13, 2002 Walt Disney PG-13 $11,060,550 1,834,254
32 Mambo Italiano Jun 6, 2003 Goldwyn Entertain… R $9,282,750 1,539,428
33 Le Divorce Aug 8, 2003 Fox Searchlight PG-13 $9,074,550 1,504,900
34 Boat Trip Mar 21, 2003 Artisan R $8,586,376 1,423,943
35 La Grande Seduction Jul 11, 2003 Odeon Films Not Rated $8,009,736 1,328,314
36 It Runs in the Family Apr 25, 2003 MGM PG-13 $7,375,836 1,223,190
37 Chasing Papi Apr 16, 2003 20th Century Fox PG $6,126,237 1,015,960
38 Grind Aug 15, 2003 Warner Bros. PG-13 $5,111,630 847,700
39 Analyze That Dec 6, 2002 Warner Bros. R $4,259,895 706,450
40 The Guru Jan 31, 2003 Universal R $3,051,221 506,007
41 Calendar Girls Dec 19, 2003 Walt Disney PG-13 $2,516,112 417,266
42 Pieces of April Oct 17, 2003 MGM PG-13 $2,358,045 391,052
43 Marci X Aug 22, 2003 Paramount Pictures R $1,646,664 273,079
44 Camp Jul 25, 2003 IFC Films PG-13 $1,628,154 270,009
45 Bubba Ho-Tep Sep 19, 2003 Vitagraph Films R $1,154,791 191,508
46 The R.M. Jan 31, 2003 Halestone PG $1,111,615 184,347
47 Friday After Next Nov 22, 2002 New Line R $1,032,919 171,297
48 The Man Without a Past Apr 4, 2003 Sony Pictures Cla… PG-13 $921,547 152,827
49 Real Women Have Curves Oct 18, 2002 Newmarket Films PG-13 $739,964 122,714
50 Party Monster Aug 29, 2003 ContentFilm R $729,809 121,030
51 Pere et Fils Sep 19, 2003 Odeon Films Not Rated $633,016 104,978
52 Barbershop Sep 13, 2002 MGM PG-13 $552,651 91,650
53 Manna From Heaven Aug 2, 2002 Five Sisters Prod… PG $392,097 65,024
54 Buffalo Soldiers Jul 25, 2003 Miramax R $353,743 58,664
55 The Lawless Heart Feb 21, 2003 R $330,067 54,737
56 The Singing Detective Oct 24, 2003 Paramount Pictures R $326,231 54,101
57 The Trip May 9, 2003 R $305,403 50,647
58 The Battle of Shaker Heights Aug 22, 2003 Miramax PG-13 $280,351 46,493
59 Annie Brocoli dans les fond… Dec 19, 2003 Not Rated $242,240 40,172
60 Charly Sep 27, 2002 Excel Entertainment PG $236,542 39,228
61 Foolproof Oct 3, 2003 R $230,312 38,194
62 Chaos Jan 31, 2003 New Yorker Not Rated $204,274 33,876
63 Sordid Lives May 11, 2001 Regent Releasing R $163,553 27,123
64 Bon Voyage! May 17, 1962 Not Rated $148,727 24,664
65 Pride and Prejudice Dec 5, 2003 Excel Entertainment PG $144,584 23,977
66 Super Sucker Jan 24, 2003 R $137,650 22,828
67 Ek Aur Ek Gyarah Mar 28, 2003 Eros Entertainment Not Rated $132,498 21,973
68 Green Card Fever Aug 22, 2003 Not Rated $125,596 20,829
69 Almost Salinas May 9, 2003 PG $120,011 19,902
70 Igby Goes Down Sep 13, 2002 MGM R $95,962 15,914
71 Babí léto Aug 22, 2003 First Look PG-13 $90,644 15,032
72 30 Years to Life Jun 7, 2002 R $86,291 14,310
73 Alien Adventure Apr 14, 2000 nWave Pictures Not Rated $85,980 14,259
74 Tadpole Jul 19, 2002 Miramax PG-13 $80,395 13,333
75 Modern Times Feb 5, 1936 Kino International G $70,850 11,750
76 The Man from Elysian Fields Sep 27, 2002 Samuel Goldwyn Films R $69,103 11,460
77 The Sea May 16, 2003 R $61,122 10,136
78 Monty Python and the Holy G… May 10, 1975 PG $56,159 9,313
79 Kart Racer Sep 26, 2003 PG $56,146 9,311
80 Mostly Martha (Drei Sterne) Aug 16, 2002 Paramount Vantage PG $28,839 4,783
81 Hotel Jul 25, 2003 Not Rated $28,839 4,783
82 Teknolust Aug 22, 2003 R $28,811 4,778
83 P.S. Your Cat is Dead Jan 17, 2003 R $27,823 4,614
84 18 ans après May 2, 2003 Not Rated $25,611 4,247
85 Nine Dead Gay Guys Oct 17, 2003 TLA Releasing R $23,545 3,905
86 Suddenly Aug 27, 2003 Not Rated $21,756 3,608
87 The Anarchist Cookbook Jul 18, 2003 Innovation Film G… R $14,369 2,383
88 Martin and Orloff Nov 7, 2003 Spit and Glue Not Rated $13,409 2,224
89 The Work and the Story Oct 3, 2003 Off-Hollywood Dis… Not Rated $8,211 1,362
90 The Producers Mar 18, 1968 Not Rated $1,594 264
91 Da wan Jan 17, 2003 Sony Pictures Cla… PG $529 88
Total Gross of All Movies$2,117,741,092
Total Tickets Sold351,200,846

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2003. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2003. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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